NISC Telecom Division Vice President
Gerry Fisher Joins ATIS Board of Directors
April 5, 2004,
Washington, D.C. – ATIS, the leader in communications
and information technology standards development, announced today
that Gerry Fisher, Vice President, Telecom Solutions Division
for the National Information Solutions Cooperative (NISC), was
elected to serve on the ATIS Board of Directors.
Fisher has served in various positions during his 24-year tenure
at NISC. As Vice President of NISC’s Telecom Solutions
Division, Fisher oversees the conversion and daily support of
NISC telecommunications members. Prior to his election to the
ATIS Board, Fisher served for several years on ATIS’ Ordering
and Billing Forum’s (OBF) Message Processing Committee.
“As the premier standards development organization for
the communications industry, NISC looks forward to playing an
active role in ATIS,” said Fisher. “The standards
and solutions developed by ATIS address a wide range of industry
issues in a manner that allocates and coordinates industry resources,
and produces the greatest return for communications companies.”
“I’m pleased to welcome NISC to ATIS and Gerry
Fisher to the Board of Directors,” said Susan M. Miller,
president and CEO of ATIS. “We look forward to Gerry’s
active involvement on the ATIS Board. His vast professional
experience, as well as his leadership experience within the
ATIS Ordering and Billing Forum will prove enormously valuable
as the ATIS Board continues its work on the industry’s
technical priorities.”
NISC is a national information technology solutions provider
that develops and supports software and hardware solutions for
its member/owners in the telecommunications and utilities industries.
About
ATIS
ATIS is a technical planning and standards development
organization that is committed to rapidly developing and promoting
technical and operations standards for the communications and
related information technologies industry worldwide using a
pragmatic, flexible and open approach. Over 1,200 participants
from more than 400 communications companies are active in ATIS’
21 industry committees, and its Incubator Solutions Program.
www.atis.org
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